Open source is everywhere, but what’s its role in your company? According to Synopsys 2023 OSSRA research, around 96% of companies use open source in their codebases. From which at least 84% contained known vulnerabilities. Nowadays vulnerability exposure lasts for around 98 days, which means that the majority of companies are not fixing known vulnerabilities in their codebases for 3 months. This is simply not acceptable.

Are you running Ubuntu LTS on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and looking to upgrade to Ubuntu Pro for enhanced security and additional support options? Then this tutorial is for you! In April 2023, AWS released a new functionality that allows users to upgrade their Ubuntu LTS instances to Ubuntu Pro with just a few clicks. In this tutorial, we will cover all the steps needed to upgrade Ubuntu LTS instances to Ubuntu Pro on AWS using AWS License Manager.

Ubuntu has long been a developer favourite and the preferred platform for Linux for gaming. Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 lays the foundations for a number of key strategic priorities around desktop deployment, identity management and gaming. For IT managers looking to deploy Ubuntu Desktop at scale, the new desktop installer delivers new tools for custom image configuration and network based deployment. Ubuntu 23.04 also extends its identity management integration to support industry shifts towards cloud-based identity providers.

Introducing the new Ubuntu Desktop installer. A modern user interface, improved configuration options and a celebration of the mission of Ubuntu Desktop, to make Linux accessible to all.

Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 is the first and only Linux distribution to provide native user authentication with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) enabling users on Microsoft 365 (M365) Enterprise plans to authenticate Ubuntu Desktops with the same credentials they use for M365 or Azure. This is possible thanks to aad-auth, our new cloud authentication client which makes use of Microsoft MSAL library.

Microsoft has recently released Intune for Linux with Ubuntu as the first target platform. As a mobile device management (MDM) software, Intune on Ubuntu monitors the endpoint compliance status and uses this information to make access decisions for resources protected by Azure Active Directory. In this video, Canonical Product Manager Massimiliano Gori gives us a brief introduction and walks us through Microsoft Intune on Ubuntu.

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, announces the general availability of Charmed Kubeflow 1.7 🎉 Charmed Kubeflow is an open-source, end-to-end MLOps platform that can run on any cloud, including hybrid cloud or multi-cloud scenarios.

Software is completely changing the automotive industry - from vehicle design to use and maintenance. The whole lifecycle now relies on software and vehicles resembling “computers on wheels”. But vehicles aren’t regular devices like smartphones. They move humans at hundreds of kilometers per hour and need to be safe and secure at all times. When there is software involved, there are always security vulnerabilities. No cybersecurity expert can say the opposite. How can the automotive industry navigate the shift towards software-defined vehicles while ensuring the best level of security?

Hardening a system is synonymous with reducing its attack surface: remove unnecessary software packages, lock down default values to the tightest possible settings and configure the system to only run what you explicitly require. Why would you want to harden your infrastructure and systems to start with? Isn’t Linux secure enough already? A fully secure system is made up of many layers, from the hardware to the operating system and the application servers running your mission-critical code.

Did you hear the news? We just released Charmed Kubeflow 1.7 Beta. If you are curious to hear more about the updates that the MLOps platform comes with ahead of everyone, Canonical got something for you. On 8th of March, Canonical’s experts and enthusiasts about Kubeflow will join live to talk more.